BUFFALO
Jesper Bratt Jersey Kids , N.Y. (AP) Sabres forward Jack Eichel has a sprained right ankle and coach Phil Housley says it’s premature to rule out
Buffalo’s leading scorer for the remainder of the season.Housley said Eichel
will miss four to six weeks, putting the player in a position to return in the
final weeks of the season even though Buffalo might not have much to play for at
that point. The Sabres are last in the Eastern Conference standings and sit 19
points out of the playoff contention with 27 games left.”We’ve still got a lot
to prove this season still,” Housley said on Sunday before Buffalo’s home game
against Colorado and a day after Eichel was hurt in a 4-2 win at Boston. ”We’ve
still got a lot of games at home here left. We want to win these games not only
for our fans but to build on things.”Eichel was hurt during the first period
while attempting to play the puck behind the Bruins net. He was checked from
behind by Boston’s Matt Grzelcyk and fell awkwardly into the boards.Eichel leads
Buffalo with 22 goals and 53 points in 55 games in his third season since being
selected with the No. 2 pick in the 2015 draft. Eichel became the franchise’s
highest-paid player after signing an eight-year, $80 million contract extension
in October. The contract kicks in next season.Eichel missed the first 21 games
of the 2016-17 season with a sprained left ankle.The injury depletes the
offensively challenged Sabres of their most consistent threat, and who’s
production has heated up over the past two months. Eichel has 15 goals and 34
points in his past 30 games, and was part of a power-play unit that has
converted 13 of its past 39 chances.”Yeah, it’s difficult, especially the way
he’s been playing the last two and a half months,” Housley said. ”He’s really
come into his own.”Buffalo began the day tied with Arizona for last in the NHL
with 128 goals, and last with 77 goals scored in five-on-five situations.The
Sabres called up forward Nicholas Baptiste from Rochester, their American Hockey
League affiliate.— PHILADELPHIA (AP) Justin Williams scored two goals, Cam Ward
stopped 21 shots and the Carolina Hurricanes snapped a six-game losing streak
with a 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.The Flyers had
been the hottest team in hockey, winners of six straight overall and riding a
10-0-2 streak for their longest span without a regulation loss since 2003.They
were even 4-0-1 against the Hurricanes in their last five against them at
home.Carolina made quick work in ending the good times in Philly.Williams
knocked in a loose puck 4:40 into the game and the former Flyer stuck it to his
former team one more time.BRUINS 8, PENGUINS 4BOSTON (AP) – David Krejci had his
fourth career hat trick, David Pastrnak had two goals and an assist, and the
Bruins had their highest-scoring game since 2012, beating the Penguins.One night
after the Boston Celtics posted a season-high 134 points in the same building,
the Bruins had their biggest offensive output of the year.Pittsburgh’s Ollie
Matta scored just 35 into the game, but from there on it was mostly Bruins.
Boston led 2-1 before the three-minute mark
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play in the period.The Bruins added three in the second – two on the power play
from Krejci, giving him a hat trick with 25:27 still to play – and one from
Pastrnak. It was Krejci’s first three-goal game since 2014; he also has had two
in the playoffs.The Bruins have won back-to-back games since the trade deadline,
when they acquired Rick Nash and Tommy Wingels and signed Team USA Olympic
captain Brian Gionta. Nash had a goal and an assist, and Gionta had two
assists.PANTHERS 3, DEVILS 2SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) – Aleksander Barkov scored two
goals to lift the Panthers to a win over the Devils.Maxim Mamin scored his
second NHL goal and Robert Luongo made 29 saves as the Panthers recorded their
fourth straight win.Jesper Bratt and Taylor Hall scored for the Devils. Cory
Schneider stopped 26 shots in his first start since missing 16 games with a
lower-body injury.Barkov’s second goal stretched the Panthers lead to 3-1 with
3:34 left in the third. Barkov lifted the puck over Schneider and into the
net.Bratt’s goal closed the score to 3-2 with 2:07 left in the third.LIGHTNING
5, STARS 4, OTDALLAS (AP) – Cory Conacher scored with 41 seconds left in
overtime, and the Lightning beat the Stars.Conacher broke away from Dallas’
Jamie Benn and took a low shot that bounced off goalie Ben Bishop and went in.It
was the Lightning’s fourth game in six nights that went past 60 minutes.Tampa
Bay’s Anthony Cirelli had a goal and an assist in the three-goal second period
of his NHL debut. The Lightning recalled the 20-year-old Cirelli from Syracuse
of the AHL earlier Thursday as an emergency replacement for NHL scoring leader
Nikita Kucherov.Tyler Seguin had two goals and an assist for Dallas, which
rallied with two third-period goals.COYOTES 5, WILD 3GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) –
Richard Panik broke a tie midway through the third period and the Coyotes
rallied for another victory over the Wild.Christian Dvorak, Jakob Chychrun,
Kevin Connauton and Jordan Martinook also scored, Max Domi had three assists,
and Antti Raanta made 31 saves to help the NHL-worst Coyotes end Minnesota’s
winning streak at five games.Arizona also rallied to beat Minnesota the last
time they played, scoring the final four goals in a 4-3 overtime victory in St.
Paul on Feb. 8. That victory started a 7-2-1 run for the Coyotes.Zach Parise,
Mikko Koivu and Matt Cullen scored for the Wild, and Alex Stalock stopped 21
shots.PREDATORS 4
Womens Kyle Palmieri Jersey , OILERS 2EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) – Viktor Arvidsson scored a pair of goals as the Predators rallied for a victory over the
Oilers.Scott Hartnell and Austin Watson also scored for the Predators, who have
won six straight.Nashville’s David Polie earned his 1,320th career win as a
general manager, the most in NHL history.Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl
replied for the Oilers, who have lost two straight.SHARKS 7, BLACKHAWKS 2SAN
JOSE, Calif. (AP) – Joe Pavelski scored twice and the Sharks reached a season
high in goals in a victory over the Blackhawks.Logan Couture, Timo Meier, Kevin
LaBanc, Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Barclay Goodrow also scored for the Sharks, who
won their second straight at home after dropping three in a row on the
road.Artem Anisimov and Nick Schmaltz scored for the Blackhawks, who lost their
seventh straight road game while allowing their most goals this season, matching
the seven New Jersey scored on Nov. 12.Martin Jones stopped 32 shots for San
Jose.KINGS 5, BLUE JACKETS 2LOS ANGELES (AP) – Alex Iafallo scored two goals to
lead the Kings back from an early two-goal deficit and beat the Blue
Jackets.Nate Thompson, Tanner Pearson and Jeff Carter also scored for the Kings,
who won their third straight game. Jonathan Quick stopped 30 shots.Cam Atkinson
and Seth Jones scored the early goals for the Blue Jackets. Joonas Korpisalo
saved 29 shots on goal for Columbus.The Kings have won six of their last
eight.
